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HURRICANE ISAIAS LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS AL092026
1008 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
**CENTER OF ISAIAS EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
COAST THIS EVENING**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- NONE
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CLARKE, CLAY, FORREST,
JASPER, JONES, KEMPER, LAUDERDALE, LOWNDES, NESHOBA, NEWTON,
NOXUBEE, OKTIBBEHA, AND WINSTON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HATTIESBURG MS OR ABOUT 360
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON MS
- 27.7N 87.3W
- STORM INTENSITY 120 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 25 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE ISAIAS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE ALONG EITHER
COASTAL ALABAMA OR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ISAIAS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO
CENTRAL TO NORTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TO EAST
MISSISSIPPI BEFORE IT WEAKENS. STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN DOWNED TREES
AND POWER OUTAGES AND HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE,
WITH GREATEST IMPACTS EXPECTED GENERALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TO EAST
MISSISSIPPI. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH INTO SATURDAY EVENING.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA
INCLUDE:
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, GUSTY WIND IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
INCLUDE:
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND
DITCHES OVERFLOW.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
KIT AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND SECURE YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS.
CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER.GOV, NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON MS AROUND 1 PM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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